Creating a future where companies, founders, investors, and products are representative of the world we live in. Formerly Women 2.0.
New York, USA
Joined April 2008
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I just saw this stat....
Women are responsible for 64% of charitable giving.
I wish we could push some of that charitable giving into INVESTING!
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NEW: More than 60 venture firms have come together to make a pledge toward backing diversity.
This includes tracking who they give money to and promising to hire more women and minorities. I got the story here 👇🏿
techcrunch.com/2023/10/18/ne…
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It's time to turn from performative nonsense to real #DEIB. My latest op-ed with @AllisonScottPhD in @AfroTech dives deep into the ways #tech, law, policy, corporate initiatives & edu outreach can work to close the gaps & eliminate disparities. afrotech.com/op-ed-how-tech-…
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Does Space X pay white men more for the same job?
That's what a new lawsuit alleges after California's salary transparency law led one female engineer to realize she was being paid less than her white male colleagues
Read more via the link in the replies 👇🏽
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“Under 1% of kids go pro or get a college scholarship after playing basketball. If you look around Brooklyn, you see a lot of basketball courts, but we rarely see quality STEM education, and that’s what we’re doing here.”
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The most successful businesses are those that understand their customers the most.
The only way to do that? Talk to them - and do it often.
The more you listen and talk to your customers, the more you'll understand and serve them better.
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Met an early stage founder who has a $12-15m enterprise contract about to close. Only raised angel money and she won’t need VC now. Just one big deal can make a B2B startup! ✨✨
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As a startup founder, don't underestimate the importance of idea validation and customer acquisition.
Coupled with great product execution, it will set you apart from competitors and help to attract investors.
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Try really hard, and then stop, recover, and repeat. hbr.org/2016/06/resilience-i…
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It takes an average of 42 days and $4,129 to find the *right* candidate today according to @LegalZoom
Founders, is this timeline / cost what you're experiencing rn?
#hiring | #interviewing | #scaling legalzoom.com/articles/what-…
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Free coffee isn’t what makes a big difference in retention. Inclusion is one big thing that does. hbr.org/2018/12/to-retain-em…
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"The future of tech and venture capital lies with the innovation and ingenuity of a Silicon Valley that represents the demographic makeup of the generation it serves." @SwitchtheFuture switchthefuture.com/2021/01/…
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This spring, Minnesota became the first state to create a dedicated office for missing and murdered Black women.
As the mother of two beautiful Black girls, I am proud to lead the effort to address this crisis at the federal level. teenvogue.com/story/ilhan-om…
SWITCH (formerly Women 2.0) retweeted
If you work in a startups
You don't have to fix every problem
A lot of speed comes from knowing what to ignore.
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Raising TEN rounds of capital is never the path to good returns.
While LPs love their GPs to be in hype rounds alongside VCs they consider the smartest, the best companies are often those that never need to raise past Series B, C or D.
I applaud the companies in my portfolio that make my returns look (artificially) way lower than the GPs who exclusively do hype, all the while growing quite fast in a capital efficient manner. ✨❤️
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Today I attended a startup’s ‘board meeting’ in London but the thing is, this startup doesn’t have an official BOD. Instead, they invite a rotating group of current and potential investors, mentors and super-fans to attend these quarterly meetings where they discuss strategy and receive feedback.
Super unique and refreshing format for early stage founders, I’m totally into it 🙌🏼
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Founders: drown out the noise, and listen closely to your customers.
Their opinions & feedback matter most.
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Women-founded healthcare companies of @ycombinator S23! Proud of this community 👇🏻🧡
Flair Health - A platform for doctors to grow their own holistic primary care practices
Simbie Health - An AI powered practice in a box for nurse practitioners in women’s health